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Recent Examples of self-recrimination
His expression in those scenes, so full of fury and self-recrimination, turn Milchick into Severance’s most compelling mystery.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This thought didn’t deaden the pain of his death or of John’s self-recrimination.
—J. Malcolm Garcia, Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025
Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Si-eun must fight through a fog of self-recrimination.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
From her sharp scolding of a student nurse to her own tears of self-recrimination, Floria is a full-blooded and beautifully etched character and, yes, a heroine.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Studies show that forgiving yourself for previous delays neutralizes procrastination, as does self-compassion, which provides shock absorbers against self-recrimination.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
This time, the Ravens’ pass rush did not let them down
For all the self-recrimination expressed by Humphrey and others, the Ravens’ defense actually kept them in the game while their offense inexplicably sputtered for the first 30 minutes.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This thought didn’t deaden the pain of his death or of John’s self-recrimination.
—J. Malcolm Garcia, Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025
Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Si-eun must fight through a fog of self-recrimination.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
From her sharp scolding of a student nurse to her own tears of self-recrimination, Floria is a full-blooded and beautifully etched character and, yes, a heroine.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Studies show that forgiving yourself for previous delays neutralizes procrastination, as does self-compassion, which provides shock absorbers against self-recrimination.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
This time, the Ravens’ pass rush did not let them down
For all the self-recrimination expressed by Humphrey and others, the Ravens’ defense actually kept them in the game while their offense inexplicably sputtered for the first 30 minutes.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-recrimination
Noun
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Recently, many have depicted motherhood as a harrowing ordeal of failure and self-reproach.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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The self-reproaches are reproaches against a loved object which have been shifted away from it on to the patient’s ego.—
Gary Greenberg,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Noun
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This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Most Americans are superficially familiar with the Declaration of Independence, especially its opening affirmations that we are all created equal and endowed with unalienable rights.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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For her part, Rachel routinely showers her husband with words of affirmation in anniversary and birthday posts on Instagram.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Spader plays Graham, an enigmatic wanderer who inserts himself into the lives of his old friend John (Peter Gallagher), his wife Ann (Andie MacDowell) and her sister Cynthia (San Giacomo), drawing out all manner of confessions and revelations.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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His confession became a lightning rod for frustrations from workers who say AI is already eroding their livelihoods.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
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But when devotion is self-betrayal, what then? • When devotion is self-betrayal, the body knows.—
Patrycja Humienik,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In several cases described in court declarations, children — including some with developmental delays or chronic conditions — regressed while they were detained, losing language skills, wetting themselves or engaging in self-harm.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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This power comes from the passage of an emergency declaration for the whole county in October by the board, citing long-term economic effects from immigration raids.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The controversial elements of last year’s draft all were added at the insistence of Walters’ executive team, Morgan told reporters Thursday.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
9 Feb. 2026
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And yet, sometimes through the insistence of those same people that America live up to the tenets of public health, the system has come closer to the ideal.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If the deadline had passed without Senate confirmation, Hall would have been banned from serving on the police board for life under state law.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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The email and invitation offered confirmation.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Self-recrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-recrimination. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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